Medicare overpaid for most chiropractic services. Will patients have to repay?

The Washington Post: Are you a Medicare recipient? Do you use a chiropractor?

If the answer is yes to both questions, it’s highly likely the federal government should not have paid for your services.

But don’t worry: You won’t have to pay Uncle Sam back.

Medicare is the federal health insurance program for the elderly and others with certain disabilities.  It reimbursed chiropractors $438 million in 2013 for services to more than 17 million beneficiaries. About $359 million of that, approximately 82 percent, was wrongly paid, according to the Department of Health and Human Service’s Office of Inspector General (IG).

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